Getting under her skinâ¦
When her research about orgasms goes viral, sex therapist Lindsey Smith needs a place to lie low. Substitute teaching on Wild Boar Island, Michigan, promises not only privacy, but an opportunity to not think about sex. Which, thanks to the townâs too-tasty police chief, lasts exactly one second.
After the dangerous streets of Chicago, Mike Santori figured the island was a safe, sane place to settle down. Getting hot for the new teacher wasnât in the plan. Especially when he discovers that Lindsey is more than she claims to be. Mike decides to use every sexy trick in the book to strip Lindsey of her defenses and reveal all of her secrets. Itâs a wickedly sensuous journey, one that pushes both of them beyond their limitsâ¦to the heart of their desires.
Praise for New York Times Bestselling
Author Leslie Kelly
âSexy, funny and a little outrageous,
Leslie Kelly is a must read!â âNew York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips
âLeslie Kelly is a rising star of romance!â
â#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber
âKelly succeeds with this sexy story,
keeping the tension high.â âRT Book Reviews on Waking Up to You
âKelly is a top writer,
and this is another excellent book. 4 ½ stars.â âRT Book Reviews on Play with Me
âA hip contemporary romance packed with
great one-liners! 4 ½ stars.â âRT Book Reviews on Terms of Surrender
âWhoa baby, Overexposed is hot stuff!
Ms. Kelly employs a great deal of heart and humor to achieve balance with this incendiary romance. Great characters, many of whom fans will recognize, and a vibrant narrative kept this reader glued to each and every word. Overexposed is without a doubt one of the better Blaze books I have read to date.â âThe Romance Readerâs Connection
Dear Reader,
Although I have written more than fifty books over the past decade, I have never stopped feeling a special fondness for the stories about a very special family, the Santoris of Chicago. I wrote the first Santori story way back in 2001. The heroâs name was Joe, he was the second oldest in a family of six kids, and he was a blue collar construction worker who fell in love with a sweet-natured teacher. I loved Joe from day one and still consider him one of my best heroes.
I never intended to write more stories about the family, until a couple of years later, when readers began asking me what had happened to all those siblings. So I did a cute little story about Lucas, the third son. I really enjoyed writing that story, and so I came up with stories for all the siblings. The last one came out in 2008. Since then, Iâve occasionally referred to the clan or had a family member pop up in another, unrelated book, but Iâd never really focused on them again until last year. Readers seemed to want more of this big Italian family, and I decided to explore the idea of another branch on the Santori family tree. Deciding on a family with three sons, I had a fantastic time writing about Leonardo (Leo, Lying in Your Arms), Rafael (Rafe, A Soldierâs Christmas) and Michaelangelo (Mike, Double Take). I loved these big, strong, sexy guys and the women who tamed them.
You might have noticed that the stories do not take place in Chicago. I intended to revisit the family, but wanted these books to have a very different feel from the original six. Thatâs why these three Santori boys find love outside of Chicago, and why you donât see a lot of the âoldâ characters (though, the appearance of the twins, Nick and Mark, in this book, is one of my favorite scenes!)
I hope you enjoy getting to visit with this big, crazy family again. Who knows? Maybe in a few years weâll see what the next generation of Santori men is up to!
Happy reading!
Leslie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
New York Times bestselling author Leslie Kelly has written dozens of books and novellas for the Mills & Boon Blaze. Known for her sparkling dialogue, fun characters and steamy sensuality, she has been honored with numerous awards, including a National Readersâ Choice Award, a Colorado Award of Excellence, a Golden Quill and an RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award in Series Romance. Leslie has also been nominated four times for the highest award in romance fiction, the RWA RITA® Award. Leslie lives in Maryland with her own romantic hero, Bruce, and their daughters.
Visit her online at www.lesliekelly.com or at her blog, www.plotmonkeys.com.
To my dear old high school friends
Lori, Kim, Linda, Rick, Ed, Chrisâ¦and so many others.
Iâm so thankful for the memories we made so long ago and the new ones weâre creating today.
Prologue
âWEâRE ASKING YOU to take an extended leave of absence.â
Lindsey Smith flinched, even though she had expected the words. She had, in fact, steeled herself for them before sheâd taken a seat across from her boss, eminent psychotherapist Walter Ross, of the Ross, Riley and Wilhelm Wellness Center. She had to wonder if the other two partners had drawn the long straws, leaving Ross to take care of âtheir little problem.â